OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 9-5
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 9-5
Our little slice of motor heaven is located on the original Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri. Did you know Springfield is the birthplace of Route 66? We’re in the heart of America and the heart of classic car country.
Located on the original Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri, The Car Museum opened to the public in 2016. This privately owned car collection began in 1990 when Guy Mace bought his first Jaguar and began purchasing 2-4 cars a year. His interests focused on sports cars and classic autos from the early 1900’s through the 1990’s.
Our Gift Shop is the largest in the area featuring dozens of Route 66 baseball caps, t-shirts, shot glasses, key chains and auto related car toys, hundreds of vintage license plates, old gas/oil cans, Hot Wheels and over 200 dye cast model cars. Lots of interesting, easy to pack Americana items too!
*Gift shop items sold in store only.
The Route 66 Car Museum is especially suited to Tour buses. The museum is handicapped friendly with drive-up, easy entry and parking, flat floor, wheelchair accessible, handicapped restrooms and lots of sitting space throughout the museum. It will take 1-2 hours to tour.
Special group rates are available.
We’re about an hour from Branson with many accommodating restaurants nearby.
One of about 50 utilized in WWII by generals in the German army. Our car won second place in the prestigious 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Prewar Preservation Class. It is 100 percent original, having been stored for over 50 years in South Dakota.
National First Prize winner of the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA). This car represents the pinnacle of 1930s.
The “Gold Bug” was a popular purchase of period movie stars and represents the pinnacle of 1920s.
Packards were sleek cars that were a step up from typical Ford and Chevy models of the time period.
American pop culture has been an important thread in people’s lives around the world. Cars are included in pop culture. At the Route 66 Museum, you can see some iconic automobiles used in blockbuster movies like Back to the Future and Ghostbusters and follow their colorful history.
American pop culture has been an important thread in people’s lives around the world. And the automobile has been an important part of pop culture. At the Route 66 Museum, you can see some iconic automobiles used in blockbuster movies like Batman, Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, and Days of Thunder.
